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The Meeker herald., 1887-04-30

ranch near Morgan's on the Cow
ment road. lost horsS. Mr.. AN
advertised for him, but nothing I
heard Of tho animal until this 4
when Gus brought in u horss and :
him 10 one Of tho Carter boys.
horse was vt once identified ~ the I
man hOrss, but Gus. after getting
pay for tho horse, hit tho trail" &
has not been seen since.
The MIX creek country il being 4
tied up by n desirable and enesUl
class Of citizens who have sstiis4
make themselves permanent bon
Ths most taspostuut- -impsvvuuShtsh
under way over there is tho CaSnsi
Kellogg ditch. The ditch Ii hve 9
wide On bottom and will be live mi
long when completed. II will water
ranches Of Messrs. Carnrike, kcllo
Hamilton and others. 4
The Meeker herald., 1887-04-30
J.w. HUGUy. n. MAJOR.
J. w. Hugus e. Co.,
BANKERS,
AEEkER, COLORADO.

Transact . General hankins business.
Highest price psid for County Warrants. In
ter-.t allowed on Time Deposits. Draft.
drawn on Eastern Citi-s AMI Europe.
Correspondents. kounine iiros-. New York;
First National Hank. Omaha; Colorado
National Hank. Denver; J. W. Huxus Co..
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The Meeker herald., 1887-04-30

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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-07-07
A RATS I:EAsoNING POWERS.
A Most Remarkable Incidental
Mother Rats Experience.
(American Naturalist. |

As throwing light upon the question
of the intelligence ofthe animal crea-
ton, in the exhibition of memory and
reasoning power, beyond the mere pale
of recognized instinct, wish to give a
brief account of an interesting incident
of which was q witness. On very
warm day in early summer happened
to be standing near chicken coop in d
back yard when noticed the head of a
very gray and grizzled rat thrust from q
neighboring rat hole, and concluded to
watch the movements of the veteran.
After a careful survey Of the surround
ings, our old rodent seemed to be salts
fled that all was right, and made .
cautious exit from the home retreat
A pan of fresh water had been recently
placed before the chicken COOP for the
use of mother "Chickn and her inter-
esting brood. These all seemed to have
satisfied their thirst, and the water
looked q friendly invitation to, the
thirsty old rat, which Immediately
started toward it.
The rat had not reached the pan be-
fore five half grown young ones rushed
ahead and tried to be first at the water.
The old rat thereupon Immediately
made a leap like o kangaroo, and was
at the edge of the dish in advance of
the foremost of her litter. Then en-
sued q most remarkable occurrence.
The mother raised herself on her
launches and bit and scratched her off
spring so severely, whenever they at
tempted to reach the water, that they
all finally scudded away, evidently very
much astonished and frightened at the
strange and unaocountable behavior Of
their mother. was as much astOnish-
ed as they, and waited with renewed
interest the outcome of this remarkable
performance. When the little ones
were at safe distance, the reason for
her extraordinary, behavior began TO be
revealed at once in the intelligent
action Of the old mother rat.
She first wet her whiskers in the
water, looked suspieiously about her,
then very cautiously and carefully took
dainty little sip of the liquid. She
tasted It as tentatively and critically as
professional tea faster, and when she
was satisfied that it contained no
poisonous or other deleterOus matter,
She gave couple of squeaks, which
quickly brought her young and thirsty
brood to her side, and all fearlessly
drank to their fill.a Now, this old
mother rat was experienced, had evil
IDENTIFY learned her lesson in that school
thoroughly, and 80 she would not al
low her young and uMtaught litter to
taste water which might have contain
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-07-07

From the fierceness of the competi.
ton for the nomination for the Gov,
ernship among Democrats Of promi-
nence, one would be led to believe that
a pretty strong faith peryaded the par
ty that their time had come to win
again, perhaps it would be just as we'll
for Republicans not to rest on their
cars and take for. granted victory
next November. That Foraker will
be the nominee of the Republican par
ty is foregone conclusion, and that
he is weak in spots everybody knows.
Right here, at his home is the weakest
spot of all: The appointment o. Nor
gan, the rejection of Tucker, the monk
eying with Topp, and above all, the
shouldering and shielding of Dodd's
infamies, will cost him thousand OF
votes in this oily. Cincinnati Telegram
Repub7ican.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-07-07
For Ricketts,, Marasmus and Wasting
Disorders of Children.

Scott's Emulsion of pure Cod Liver
Oil with Hypophosphites is unequalled.
The rapidity with which children gain
flesh and strength upon it is very won
,derful. Read the following: II have
used Scott's Emulsion in cases of Rick
cts and Marasmus of long standing, and
have been more than pleased with the
results, as In every case the improve
ments was marked. p--J NJ. MAIN, M.
d., New York. s.s@ 81 ~ St limo
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-07-07
The Sportsman,s Music.

Under the above title w. J. Hender-
son contributes to the July Century an
article on the calls of the various game
game birds with their musical notation.
We quote as follows: "Unfortunately
for the goose, it can be initiated to per-
fection, and the unhappy birds frequent
ly meet their end by paying too much
heed to its deceptive notes. One
instance of peculiar interest has come
to the writer's knowledge. The de-
stroyers in this case were Captain
Walter S. Green, of Life Saving Station
No. 5, Long Branch, and Mr.. Bright
These two shooters live on opposite
sides of large pond, and are on the
constant watch for birds of any kind
that may come in from the sea to rest.
Early one morning Mr.. Bright heard q
distant but vigorous honking. He
soon saw flock of seven geese flying
in toward the pond. Quickly getting
his gun and some heavy cartridges, he
hastened down to the edge of the pond,
keeping himself hidden behind heavy
hedge. AS soon as he had selected his
position, he uttered vigorous honk, to
which the leader of the incoming flock
responded. Flying low, they sailed
majestically in over the opposite shore,
a hundred and fifty yards away from
Mr.. Bright. They were evidently
weary. and anxious to settle down in
the smooth waters of the pohdE Sud-
denly out of the tall marsh grass on the
shore opposite Mr.. Bright, two puffs of
blue smoke and two booming reports
rolled out. The leader of the flock
folded his wings and fell to the ground
dead. Mr.. Bright then knew for the first
time that Captain Green was at hand.
The birds swerved from their course
and flew toward Mr.. Bright, who easily
killed the second bird. Both be and
Captain Green did not cease honking,
and the birds, after going away to a
considerable distance, sailed back
again, passing over Mr.. Bright's head
at same height. With his heavy gun
he pkilled two Of them, when they
circled and swept across the pond,
where Captain Green killed two more.
The remaining bird, which had been
wounded by scattering shot, made
hard struggle torise to a safe height
Captain Green hastily slipped in a
cartridge and took a long shot, a few
feathers fell from the bird, and he flew
across the pond. Mr.. Bright then got
a long shot at him, breaking his wing
and bringing him down."
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-07-07
CROPS DESTROYED.


s..- The unprecede deAted success and merit
of Ely's Cream Balm d real cure for
catafrh, hay fever and cold II the head
has induced many advehtnfers to place
catafrhmedi bearing some resem-
blaze In appearance, style or name up-
+, On thelnlarket, Id or order to trade up
ssg 81. che reputation Of Ely Cream Balm.
Don't be deceived Buy only Ely's
Cream Balm. Many inyyour irhmedl-
ate locality win testify in highest COM
.mendation of II. A particle is applied
into each n0stril; no pain; agreeable to
use. Price 80 cents! It Z
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-07-07
How to shorten Life.

The receipts simple. You have on
ly to take a violent cold and neglect it.
Abernethy, the great English surgeon
asked lady who told him she only had
q cough: What would you have? The
plague.u Beware of "only coughs =
The worst cases can, however, be
cured by DR.. VIM. Halls Balsam For
The Lungs. In WhoOping Cough and
Group it Immediately allays irratation,
and issure to prevent fatal terminatoH
OF the disease. Sold by druggists.
July Elmo.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-07-07

ed rat poison, or what not, until she
had satisfied herself that the liquid was
harmless. As I Witnessed this little
scene ID lowly animal lie the thought
would Keep coming, does not this look
very much like reason?
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-07-07

Note On Running Of Trains.
Train leaving Columbus at 400 p. m. (north
bound runs daily, and carries through sleeper for
Chicago, via Fostoria and b. q o. r. K. t4
Train arriving At Columbus ut 1920 q. m. has
through coach attached between Columbus and De-
troit.L1
DirecIconnec nections nadein Union Depo tat Colum
bust Newark, GAINESVILLE, Pittsburgh, Wheeling
Baltimore, Warrington and Philadelphia: also TO
Dayton ,Cincinnati, Louisville and al points Sout
end Southwest. ~ lFE .a# l25
~ Close connections 1T Tole 70 ID etroit nd
eli lipointsi Michigan and Canada.
HI. .FALKENBACH,
Gen Up Passeng sand TicketAgent,
4aJi I9I l,tY3 a1.sf CoLuMBus,0.
G.R.cARR, g ensrsi Superintendent.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-07-07
Literary Notes.

The July Vide -Alpaks has an inter-
esting article on what sort of boy
George Washington was, with another
hatchet story as good as the cherry tree
story-and more human.
Charles Egbert CraddOek's story be-
gun In the June nHIhber halts at coon
hunt. The other stnFy-tellers stop to
take breath as they can.
There is more Of what goes on inside
Of bank, peep at the Harvard An
mex, boy misses his Fourth iof July,
and picture-story of animals and
their animal friends. n
Vide A,Odke is as bright and full and
solid and good as ever. $40 a year;
but there isn't a boy or girl that can't
get il for work. ~
Send five cents for sample copy to
d. Lothrop Company, Boston; and
there will come with it a primer about
the other Lothrop magazines.
~C
Among the many practical working
designs in the Art Ahate,Y for July are
a charming plate, printed in twelve
colors, of "Kingfishers,n companion
to the ''Titmice" recently given; an
extra large full length decorative figure
(Psyche) for outline embroidery for a
screene, or for painting-the first of q
series of six; bold design of grapes for
carving upon a buffet panel; china
painting designs for cream-pitcher
(anemOnes) and fruit plate (cherries);
study of water lilies and cat-tails,
decorations for pOrtiere anda fire.
place facing, borders for repousse work,
and page of monOgrams in o. The
specially timely practical articles in
clude hints on landscape painting, q
"talk" with William Hart on painting
Landscapes and cattle, a lesson on land
scapes in china painting, and "Tem-
porary Decoration Of q Seaside Cot
tage,p by Riordan. Other useful ar
ticles are on the costume class, by Char
lotte Adams, the palettes of some mod
ern painters, the premanency of certain
colors, the first painting" suggestions
for summer needlewOYk, and talk
with La Fargo on the re-decoration of
the American "meeting-house.N There
are Interesting notices of the London
Royal Academy exhibition, the Millet
exhibition in Paris, the awards at the
Salon, and the French paintings at the
National Academy. "My Note Book" J"
with more revelations about forged
paintings, is as spicy as ever, and quite
Invaluable to picture buyers. Price 30
cents, $4 year. Montague Marks,
publisher, % Union Square, New
YORK. tN n sl.,EF
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-07-07
DRY WEATHER.
No Rain for seven Weeks.

ELKHART, WIS, June 80 The con-
tinued dry weather is disastrous to
crops In Walworth county, portions Of
it not having been visited by rain in
seven weeks. Barley and oats will not
prove more than half q crop, and tame
hav not more than one-fourth. Winter
wheat is looking fair, but spring wheat
is very poor.
CROPS DESTROYED.
Chicago. June S0.-rA NeaVs special
from Buriington, Wis, says: The
drought has pfactically destroyed all
the crops in this vicinity. The ground
is becoming SO dry In the loYlands that
tile leaves on the willow trees are fall
ING of. Wheat and rye are SO thin
that the dry ground can be seen be-
tween the rows. The tassels are COM
ing out on the early cornstalk and In
most. places the stalks are but two feet
yhigh.s
~ 49,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-14

Ing TO get through here; we cannot move
aside" Then the bearers consult, and decide
to go on top of the low, fiat rooted house, and
remove the covering so as to let the man
down from above into the court or room be-
low. Explain the difference between those
roofs and ours. He told how carefully they
carried the man up the outside stairs. looking
at him repeatedly to see that he did not slide
or fall when the loose covering was removed
and the man let down. The crowd below
looked up in surprise, asking, "Whyi what is
thatp But Jesus knew all the time what it
was, and why they were coming Instead,
however, Of touching him and making him
entirely well and strong at once, he said,
"Son, be of good cheer thy sins are for
given"
Let the teacher relate the conversation that
followed the scribes only thinking their part,
but Jesus, who knows the things that come
into our minds, answered audibly.
1t took four to bring this man to Jesus, and
they persevered until every obstacle was over
come and Jesus was found.
Finish the story, but lay most stress on the
forgiveness Of sin. This was greater bless
ing than restored health. No health, no
riches. nor knowledge, nor any earthly good
can be compared with the blessing of sins for
given. Every one needs this, and Jesus
promises it to young and old who repent Of
sin and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ -
Sunday School World.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-14
Bogus Epileptic Fits.

Epileptic fits are often stimulated by
beggars to excite sympathy, and by
prisoners to avoid work. A few years ago
a combination of peculiar kind was dis
covered. This consisted of one man who
initiated an epileptic attack while his con-
federates picked the pockets of the spec
tators, whose attention was directed to-
ward the man in apparent commissions
Some of these limitations are artistically
done; the cry at the outset of the TT, the
fall and violent commissions, together
with frothing at the mouth and the I'M
consciousness which should follow a real
attack are well simulated The absolute
insensibility to pain can hardly be imi-
tated. The French police generally de-
tect the simulators by forcing the point
of the thumb nail under that of the sus-
pected dissimulator. This is actually
painful to one who has his Senses while
it can do no harm if the case is one of
genuine epilepsy. In the real disease, the
pupils of the eyes become widely dilated
when the attack begins; the upper half of
the face is very pale; and there is a short
period "a few seconds) when all the
muscles of the body are rigid before they
are alternately contracted and relaxed in
the fully developed fit. These symptoms
cannot be feigned, no matter how well
the simulator has studied the disease
Globe-Democrat.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-14
A MONTANA SCHOOL MARIN.

During the recent convention of teach
ers in this city there was one present-a
woman-whose history the reporters
failed to get. Seven years ago she grad
uated in st. Louis and went West. She
began teaching in the wilds of Montana,
and her presence created sensation
among the miners. She was as great a
curiosity as Katisha's elbow. The old
men of the mountains came miles to see
her, and | am told she had class of
these old men who wanted to learn
'readn' ritin' and 'rithmetic.' AS civili-
cation became fixed fact the wilds
wherein she had taught became a county
and at the very first election this plucky
girl was made superintendent of instruc-
ton in the county.
She established schools, and as there
are no railroads in her county and few
coaches, she visits her various schools by
means of a spirited mustang which was
given her by the class of miners to whom
she taught the rudiments. Sometimes
she rides in storms and always alone.
There is an unwritten law in the county
that she is to be protected from insult.
When she was in Chicago she sent for
her old mother. who was in st. Louis,
and brought her here. They went East
on vacation, and yesterday passed
through this city on their return to Mon
tana. The young lady has purchased
sheep farm in the West, and her mother
is going out to tend it. Chicago Mail.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-14
A Drink from Fathers Well,

The dying man, who was so poor at
this moment that he could not purchase
one hour of time, was rich in the worldly
pos sessions he was about to leave forever.
He had houses and lands and bank
stock. He had rich viands to tempt his
failing appetite. 1t was his pleasure to
drink of many different wines at his grand
dinners. Yet his restless spirit craved one
luxury-a simple, homely thing-that all
his wealth could not buy.
Listen!
He is speaking and they bend eagerly
to hear He is asking for drink.
His wife presses a goblet to his lips
filled with sweet and cooling draught.
He refuses it.
Then his loving child pours out glass
of his favorite wine and tenderly begs
him to take it.
mo! no! not that!'
He speaks wildly, and they bend low
and try to distinguish his broken and
faltering words.
"Bring-me-the-gourd!"
"What does he mean?" asks his wife in
despair.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
curb"
Papa, dear, what is it," asks his sweet
faced child.
"I-want a drink of - fresh -
ater-from-father' wellr'
That was all. He closed his weary eyes
to open them in his heavenly home, where,
when life's little dream is over, we shall
all one day slake our thirst from our
Fathers week.-Mrs.. NJ. L. Rayne in De-
troit Free Press.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-14
The First Lightning Rod.

If we are to believe an Austrian paper
the first lightning rod was not con-
structed by Franklin, but by monk of
Seuftenberg. in Bohemia, named Prohob
Diwisch, who installed an apparatus
June IS, 1854, in the garden Of the Gu
rate Of Prenditz (Moravia). The appar-
atus was composed of pole surmounted
by an iron rod supporting Twelve curved
up branches, and terminating in as many
metallic boxes, filled with iron ore and
closed by lockwood cover, traversed by
twenty-seven sharp iron points, which
plunged at their base in the ore. All the
system was united to the earth by a
large chain. The enemies of Diwisch,
Jealous of his success at the court of vi
emma, excited the peasants Of the locality
against him, and under the pretext that
his lightning rod was the cause of the
great drought, they made him take down
the lightning rod which he had utilized
for SIX years. What is most curious is
the form of this first lightning rod,
which was of multiple points like the
one which NJ. Melsu afterward invented.
La Lumiere Electrique.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-14

81 know of a naturalist down in east
ern Maine" said a well known Maine
college professor, "who wouldn't be con-
WINGED that beavers could build dams till
he saw it done with his own eyes. He
is an awful incredulous fellow, any way.
l bought a baby beaver of hunter who
traps them, one day, and sent him to my
skeptical friend. He grew greatly at
tached to the little fellow and kept him in
the house. but he often wrote me that his
beaver didn't show any propensity at all
for dam building. One Monday, washing
day, his wife sat leaky pail full of wa
ter on the kitchen floor. The beaver was
in the kitchen, he was only baby then,
too, and he saw the water oozing out of
a crack in the pail. He scampered out
into the yard, brought in chip and be-
gan building his dam. The naturalist
was summoned. He watched the little
fellow, thunderstruck. Said he, Leave
that pail there, wife, till doomsday, if
need be, and let's see what the little fell
low will do. The beaver kept at it four
weeks, until he had built a solid dam
clean around the pail. My naturalist
friend is quite beaver man today. They
say, you know, that way down east
there is a beaver dam that 5000, 00C
couldn't build the like of. Oh! mer
don't know everything. The wasp knew
how to make paper before we did. -
Lewiston Journal.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-14
THE VERMONT FARMERS.

Our reporter who went up to the YER
mont State Faia last week has returned
an enthusiastic admirer of Green Noun
tain farms and farmers. The exhibition
was to him a revelation of agricultural
wealth, such as he had never seen in New
Hampshire and scarcely expected to find
in New England. And this we think is
the case with nearly every man who goes
for the first time from our own State
across the Connecticut to an annual fair
Vermont is undoubtedly the garden of
the East, There may be portions of other
States as fertile and we'll titled, indeed,
we suppose there is more good land in
Maine than in Vermont, and the demands
of city markets in Massachusetts and
Connecticut have caused some sections of
those commonwealth to be enriched so
as to yield enormous crops, but taken as
a whole, there is no other whose farms
andf armers can match Vermont She
has little waste land. Her hills are crown
ed with fields and pastures in which the
sweetest grasses grow luXuriantly and
her valleys are of rich loan which only
needs to be tickled with hoe, and
horse hoe at that, to laugh with harvest.
Her people are fitted to make the most of
the pleasant places in which their lot is
cast. Taken together the come nearer
to being genuine thoroughbred Yankees
than those Of almost any other State in
the Union. Intelligent, Industrious, self
reliant, born and bred to their calling,
they are, as rule, types of the ideal New
England farmer in the days when farm
ing was our leading, best and most pros,
porous industry Beyond this, is the fact
that they are generally devoted to their
business and content with it. 1t is their
object to improve it, make it pay, get all
out of it possible and not to run away and
leave it. The Vermont farmer is not
merely staying on his broad acres until
he can get a job in a store or a mill, but
he is theirs to make them yield a good
living for himself and family and leave
them in good condition to his children.
This is reflected or suggested by every
farmers meeting and fair. We never at
tended one of these gathering in which
the managers and leading spirits were
not practical farmers. who were able to
tell and show what they were doing and
why they were doing it, instead of pro-
fessional men and politicians who were
compelled to occupy the time, in advising
other people to do what they themselves
dared not undertake., or having under
taken, had Abandoned Manchester Mir
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-14
Rustic Russian in Danger.

l have already alluded to the frequency
with which the simple rustics seek to
avert danger by the signs of the cross;
during this thunder storm it positively
assumed the form of grotesque, gym
nastic exercise, being done simultaneously
by 80 many. With each clap of thunder
every man, woman and child, stricken
with instant terror and hushed into
breathless silence, fell into a paroxysm
of rapid crossing which continued about
quarter of minute, and then, with an
apparent consciousness of security, opened
conversation again. An amusing feature
of their picturesque evolutions was the
fact that they followed each roll of thun-
der, while every flash of lightning was
witnessed with utter indifference.
Ricalton in Outing.